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GlassNudge

The reminder you can't ignore

GlassNudge is a full-screen reminder app for your Mac, suited to you if ordinary notification banners are too easy to overlook.

by Arun Jacob

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What you get

You get reminders that stay visible until you respond.

You get a reminder that interrupts what you're doing rather than disappearing into a stack of notifications. When it's due, GlassNudge covers your Mac's screen until you mark it done or snooze it. That gives you a clear prompt to reply to a text, take medication, or prepare for a meeting—not a guarantee you'll do it, but something harder to overlook.

You can capture a reminder from wherever you're working with a keyboard shortcut, then choose when it appears. If you connect your own AI provider, you can write the task and timing in a sentence and have them sorted for you. Quiet hours let you hold reminders back during meetings, sleep, or focused work.

Your reminders stay stored on your Mac, without an account or telemetry. If you use AI capture, only your typed input goes to your chosen provider; a local provider can keep that processing on your Mac too.

  • Notice what needs doing

    You see due reminders across your whole screen until you mark them done or snooze them.

  • Capture before you forget

    You can add a reminder with a keyboard shortcut without first switching away from your work.

  • Protect your quiet hours

    You can postpone reminder interruptions during meetings, sleep, or focused work until your quiet hours end.

  • Type timing naturally

    With your own AI provider connected, you can enter a sentence instead of setting the task, date, and time separately.

  • Keep reminders on your Mac

    You don't need an account, and your reminders are stored locally. Optional AI capture uses the provider you choose.

Best for

  • You routinely overlook notification banners
  • You need prompts for small, time-sensitive tasks
  • You prefer locally stored reminders without an account

Skip it if

You probably don't need it if ordinary reminders already work for you or you don't want full-screen interruptions.

Screenshots

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From the developer

GlassNudge is a full-screen reminder app for macOS. Type a reminder, pick a time, and GlassNudge handles the rest: when it's due, it takes over your screen and stays there until you deal with it. It lives quietly in your menu bar, so you can capture a reminder from anywhere with one keyboard shortcut.
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